Nate olivarez-giles
Writer and editor
Current fiction focus: writing short stories and working on a novel
Fiction bonafides: Writing MFA student at University of San Francisco (class of 2027), member of the One Story Writers’ Circle (2025), One Story Writers’ Conference (2025) attendee, alum of the Roots Wounds Words 3rd Space Fiction Fellowship (2024), member of The Writers Grotto (since 2024)
Current day jobs: freelance writing, editing, teaching, coding, designing, consulting, dee jay
Former day jobs: building and launching tech editorial, fitness, meditation, and news products — journalist, podcast host and producer, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, web developer, hip-hop concert promoter, window washer
Likes: reading, writing, hip-hop, jazz, turntablism, jiu-jitsu, running, tacos
Dislikes: fascism, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, racism, sexism
Born: Los Angeles
Raised: Phoenix and Tempe
Currently: Los Angeles and San Francisco
Formerly: Tucson, Manhattan, Jerez de GarcĂa Salinas
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